# Global emergency rescue operations

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-emergency-rescue-operations
> Updated: 2026-10-09T23:47:31.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2.

Emergency services in Spain, Argentina, and Colombia have conducted several rescue operations involving hikers, elderly individuals, and people caught in natural hazards.

In Spain, the Guardia Civil's GREIM performed seven rescues in the Pyrenees of Huesca, including evacuating injured climbers and assisting a hiker with a possible heart attack. In Argentina, authorities rescued a 90-year-old man from Mount Curruhuinca and an 83-year-old woman in the Moreno department using thermal drones and K-9 units. Additionally, a man and a dog were saved from a water channel in Santa Lucía. In Colombia, a police officer rescued a woman from the San Alberto River during rising water levels.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-09: Emergency services respond to various life-safety incidents in Spain, Ecuador, and Mexico

Emergency services in Spain and Ecuador responded to life-saving medical and rescue incidents, while parents in Veracruz, Mexico, issued warnings following a suspicious encounter at a playground.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/public-safety-incidents-reported-in-riobamba-and-veracruz

### 2026-10-09: Emergency services conduct multiple rescues in Spain, Argentina, and Colombia

Emergency responders in Spain, Argentina, and Colombia have conducted numerous rescues, including mountain hikers, elderly individuals lost in wilderness areas, and people caught in rising river currents.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/san-martn-de-los-andes-90-year-old-man-rescued-from-mountain

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